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  (LEAD) BLACKPINK's 'Born Pink' sets 1st-week sales record for girl group album

  (ATTN: UPDATES with sales figure of boy group NCT 127's new album in last two paras; ADDS photo)SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- "Born Pink," the second studio album from BLACKPINK, has broken the record for the biggest first week sales by
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  SM Entertainment discusses holding SM Town with Princess of Saudi Arabia

  SEOUL, September 23 (Yonhap) -- SM Entertainment announced that the co-representatives of SM Entertainment, Lee Sung-soo and Tak Young-joon, met Haifa Bint Mohammed Al Saud, the princess and Vice Mini
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  BLACKPINK's 'Born Pink' sets 1st-week sales record for girl group album

  SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) -- "Born Pink," the second studio album from BLACKPINK, has broken the record for the biggest first week sales by a K-pop girl group in history, its agency said Friday.The album set the record by selling more than
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  Lotte Duty Free to sponsor 'BTS in BUSAN' concert

  SEOUL, Sept.22 (Yonhap) --Department store company Lotte Duty Free announced on Friday that they will be the official sponsors for "BTS in BUSAN," a concert to be held in Busan Asiad Main
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  #Heochan, #Victon

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  Boy group Victon's Heochan caught drunk driving

  SEOUL, Sept.22 (Yonhap) -- Boy group Victon's member Heochan was caught drunk driving and canceled all group and individual schedules. According to his agency IST Entertainment on Thursday, Heocha
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  Rookie Lapillus "We learned taste of being on stage"

  SEOUL, Sept.22 (Yonhap) -- Rookie girl group Lapillus' member Chanty said, "My dream is to become good role model for fans."Rookie girl group Lapillus said, "We learned the taste
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  #ParkDaesung

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  RM takes photo at exhibition of Ink-and-wash painting master Park Dae-sung in U.S

  SEOUL, Sept.22 (Yonhap) -- BTS' RM has appeared at U.S. exhibtion of Ink-and-wash painting master Park Dae-sung. According to Gyeongju EXPO Grand Park on Wednesday, BTS member RM uploaded photo of
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  BLACKPINK's 'Born Pink' becomes 1st K-pop girl group album to sell more than 2 mln copies

  SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- "Born Pink," BLACKPINK's second full-length album, has sold more than 2 million copies for the first time as a K-pop girl group album, the group's agency said Thursday.The album had sold a total of 2,14
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  Hybe says costs not top priority in hosting BTS' Busan concert

  SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- Hybe, the entertainment company behind K-pop giant BTS, said Thursday costs have not been a top priority in its participation in nationally important events, breaking a long silence on the controversy surrounding the costs
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  #kpop, #concert, #kai, #wei, #lightsum

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  EXO's KAI to perform at 'Busan Oneasia Festival'

  SEOUL September 22 (Yonhap) -- “2022 Busan Oneasia Festival” shortened as “2022 BOF” which will kick off in October recently released their second line up for the K-pop concert. According to the list
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  #Lapillus

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  Girl group Lapillus to release first mini album 'GIRL's ROUND Part. 1' today

  SEOUL, Sept.22 (Yonhap) -- K-pop rookie girl group Lapillus will release their first mini album "GIRL's ROUND Part. 1" at 6 p.m. on Sept 22.The album is composed of five songs includin
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  #Got7

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  Got7 Jay B to release to new mini album

  SEOUL, Sept.21 (Yonhap) -- Boy Group Got7 member Jay B will release solo mini album "Be Yourself," announced its agency Cadenza Records..The album has title track "go UP" along
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  #blackpink, #shutdown, #bornpink, #yg

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  Music video of BLACKPINK'S 'Shut Down' exceeds 100 MLN views

  SEOUL September 21 (Yonhap) -- Music video of the title track “Shut Down” from K-pop super star BLACKPINK’s second full length album exceeded over 100 million YouTube view. According to the statement
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  #boa, #streetmanfighter

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  S. Korean singer BOA to take legal actions toward malicious comments

  SEOUL September 21 (Yonhap) -- Result of South Korean broadcasting provider Mnet’s dance survival program “Street Man Fighter” led one of the judges, BOA to be bombarded with hateful malicious comment
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  #NEWJEANS, #ADOR, #JYP, #YG, #BLACKPINK, #TWICE, #BILLBOARD

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  BLACKPINK's 'Pink Venom' stays on Billboard Single chart for four consecutive weeks

  SEOUL September 21 (Yonhap) -- K-pop super stars such as BLACKPINK and TWICE are continuing with their success on the Billboard chart, also known as K-pop star’s dream chart. According to the data rel
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  #BLACKPINK

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  BLACKPINK "Serious climate crisis...We must start now"

  SEOUL, Sept.21 (Yonhap) -- K-pop superstar BLACKPINK sent out a message warning about climate change through a video during United Nations' SDG Moment held in New York on Tuesday, its agency YG En
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  #BTS

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  BTS' 'Dynamite' MV (B-side) surpasses 200 million YouTube views

  SEOUL, Sept.21 (Yonhap) -- K-pop superstars BTS's Dynamite B-side music video surpassed 200 million YouTube views, its agency Big hit announced on Wednesday.B-side MV is a separate video from orig
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  #bts

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  Cases of tickets of BTS' free Busan concert sale continues through used trading sites

  SEOUL September 21 (Yonhap) -- Confirmed cases of the black market ticket transactions of BTS’ free Busan concert in hope of hosting the Busan Expo in 2030 is leading up controversies. According to th
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  #BLACKPINK

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  'Familiar but elegant' K-pop hits sampling from Classic

  SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) --This year, K-pop hits that sampled popular classical masterpieces, are drawing attention, capturing both familiarity and elegance.According to sources on Wednesday, girl gro
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  #gidle, #tomboy

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  (G)I-DLE's 'TOMBOY' surpasses one hundred million streams on Spotify

  SEOUL, September 21 (Yonhap) -- The title song "TOMBOY" of the group (G)I-DLE, which is considered the biggest hit song in the K-pop industry this year, has surpassed one hundred million s